The Clifton clarion., 1887-05-25
FEMININE UxDExCLOTHEs.
The Latest Foreign Fashions in ChcInises, Petticoats and Night Gowns.

Mme. Julie Swaebe has just re turned from Paris with every kind of novelty in the way of dress that the most fastidions bride could de- sire. Many of the convents here and abroad. are worki,g hard 10 keep the firm supplied, ], and the re- suits are perfect chefs d'@nvres in undcrlinen, all hand made. of the very best materials, with exquisite lace, and arranged iii the very latest fashion. .,.
 The chemiscs are made with very short sleeves, the necks vari- ously trimmed, some square, some rounded, with work and lace in- sertion, through which narrow col bred ribbons are run, and suffi -ciently ornamental to serve for dress bodices almost. The drawers are made to match, and very large in the leg. Nalenclennes is the leading lace employed, but there is also new guipure. in which the finest tatting unites the em7 broidery. Quite the newest idea is alternate squares of lace and work. an inch square. The skill of French fingers is shown by the clever way in which the trimmings on the chemises display the neck off to the greatest advantage.
 The nigntgowns are no longer simple garments, but. pretty and becoming. One of fsoft pink silk. for example, made with Vatican plait at the back, had a tucked yoke, trimmed with lace, thick lace frill down the front and rOnnd the neck, lace ruffies at the wrist. Some of these Parisiau niyhtyowns have quite shallow yokes, compos- ed entirely of lace insertion, the sleeves to the elbow of stripes Of the same. and from elbow to wrist silk tucks alternate with insertion: {: tie lower part of many sleeves are all tucks. while others again have rows of insertion going round the arm. In white nightgowns much fine yeining work is introduced. all made by hand. The oldfash- toned frill worn on onr grand fathers shirts arc now adapted to niyhtgowns, which are tribute to the skill of modern needle women.
 The new dress petticoats are made sbort--a marked improve ment, for, elaborately trimmed as they are. the trains could hardly be worn many times They are made often with 3-inch wide lace insertion in horizontal rows, and new kind of lace called point de Paris is employed. Like all the laces used in lingerie, it is of vel low cream tint. Lot ecru; 1t has a wire ground. with large bold flow CTS. A good deal of imitation and real Mechlin is also used on these pe,ticoa;s. The trimming on back and frnrt are mostly different; the lace and Insertion are placed hori zontaIly in one and perpendicular in the other. but frequently divid- ed by narrow tuchs Feather stitching beads most of these tacks, and the edge of the skirt is com posed of rows ppon rows of lace. Wide ribbon is threaded some times through the insertion. aud sometimes the peiticoat itself is made of spotted muslin; indeed, all and every one of these elaborate skirts would serve as dresses with a fashionable tea jacket or mat inee.-Court Journal. 4f
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